Members of the board include: Scott Harroff, chief information
security Officer at Diebold; Joseph P. Payne, president of iDEFENSE
Inc.; Scott Blake, enterprise IT services chief information
security officer at Liberty Mutual; Carlos Solari, president and
founder of Solari Innovations Inc. and former White House chief
information officer; and Cliff Reeser, former vice president of
security and risk management at VISA International.

Alphatec selects VP of sales

CARLSBAD -- Spinal implant company Alphatec Spine Inc. has
appointed Trent J. Northcutt as vice president of sales.

PhotoThera hires president

CARLSBAD -- PhotoThera Inc., which develops technology to treat
ischemic strokes, has hired Thomas Wilder as president and chief
executive officer. Wilder will start on April 17.

Jackson Streeter, the company's founder and current CEO, will
continue to serve an active role as chief scientific officer and
chairman.

SeraCare appoints interim CFO

OCEANSIDE -- SeraCare Life Sciences Inc. has appointed Cathryn
Low as its interim chief financial officer.

Pat & Oscar's Restaurants, which has locations throughout
North County, has promoted Amy McGuinness to director of purchasing
and culinary development.

Lanier tops for year at dealership

ESCONDIDO -- For the 11th year out of the 12 that she has been
with Mercedes-Benz of Escondido, Pam Lanier won Salesperson of the
Year honors.

Client Shop announces additions

CARMEL VALLEY -- Client Shop, an online lead generation provider
for the mortgage industry, has appointed two executives: Jordan
Glazier, chief operating officer, and Paul Ramirez, senior vice
president of marketing and strategic planning.

Heller top home seller again

ENCINITAS -- Chris Heller of Keller Williams Realty sold more
than 100 in 2005, the 13th consecutive year that he accomplished
the feat.

Two join MaintenanceNet board

CARLSBAD -- MaintenanceNet, a provider of maintenance contract
management solutions, has appointed Carmelo Santoro and Bob
Frankenberg to its board of advisers.

Yulex chief inducted into academy

CARLSBAD -- Jeffrey A. Martin, chief executive officer and
president of Yulex Corp. in Carlsbad, was recently inducted into
the Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni by the Georgia
Institute of Technology.

Yulex produces hypoallergenic rubber latex made from a desert
shrub.

DavenportMajor places Verimatrix VP

CARMEL VALLEY -- DavenportMajor Executive Search, headquartered
in Carmel Valley, has placed Subrata Datta as vice president of
engineering for San Diego-based Verimatrix, a provider of digital
content protection solutions.